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	Surface tablet: Not just another iPad-killer Wow, people actually like something new from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The company's finally unveiled its super-secret Surface convertible Windows 8 tablets, and the reaction is definitely positive. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers cast off their preconceptions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue Hadoop becomes critical cog in the big data machine Dan Morris: Turbulence pushing banks into the cloud ARM and x86 could coexist in data centers, says Calxeda Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: It's 2016, and Chrome OS is ascendant 10 questions for ownCloud CFO Dan Curtis Richi Jennings: Phew! U.S. regains #1 supercomputer spot in Top500. BYOD exposes the perils of cloud storage How CIOs Can Get More From the Cloud WHITE PAPER: Oracle Proven Value with the Oracle Database Appliance This executive brief highlights the data management challenges a California-based organization faced and illustrates how their chosen solution resulted in cost savings and in better overall use of IT resources - and exceeded all expectations. Learn More! Hadoop becomes critical cog in the big data machine As more and more companies use Hadoop to handle big data, anticipation for forthcoming Version 2.0 grows Read More Dan Morris: Turbulence pushing banks into the cloud   We all know that the old business model for investment banking technology doesn't work and this is driving bank technology departments everywhere to cut costs.  However I was struck by a recent special report in The Economist which outlines that, while investment banks are shrinking, their retail arms (Citibank, HSBC, Santander, etc.) are growing due to changes in technology.  The key trends they found were: Read More ARM and x86 could coexist in data centers, says Calxeda ARM processors could potentially coexist with x86 processors from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices in server environments, with the use case being similar to CPUs and graphics processors in some supercomputers today, chip maker Calxeda said on Monday. Read More Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: It's 2016, and Chrome OS is ascendant The fat client desktop system has ruled computing for 30 years. Could Google Chrome OS and other cloud-based, thin-client systems dominate the next 30? Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Deliver a Secure Cisco Cloud Experience Securely connect your network to the world of many clouds. With a Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network, you can provide an ideal experience, irrespective of user location or the number of cloud platforms involved, in service delivery. Read White Paper 10 questions for ownCloud CFO Dan Curtis Name: Dan Curtis Read More Richi Jennings: Phew! U.S. regains #1 supercomputer spot in Top500. There's relief at hand for nationalistic HPC-watchers. The latest Top500 list shows the U.S. back at #1, after trailing various Asian supercomputers. IBM's (NYSE:IBM) latest installation for the mushroom-cloud-computing folks at Lawrence Livermore is to blame, but Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) vows to catch up soon. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask if it can run Crysis. Read More BYOD exposes the perils of cloud storage As more and more companies adopt BYOD policies, IT managers are taking steps to prevent employees from using cloud-based consumer storage services with their personal devices. Read More How CIOs Can Get More From the Cloud Forrester surveys show that many enterprise IT leaders are embracing cloud services -- especially SaaS -- but tend to see cloud services as inferior to their own internal deployments. Sadly, this view is uninformed. Enterprises that have the most direct experience with cloud services report that clouds can deliver, superior security, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency than traditional IT. But only when the company acknowledges that it has a direct responsibility in configuring the service correctly to achieve these objectives. The bottom line: Business and IT need each other to get the most from cloud services, and only through collaboration does this lead to widespread success. Read More
	PREMIER 100 -- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Seeking the very best IT leaders! Now's your chance to nominate a worthy CIO or other top IT executive for the 2013 Premier 100 IT Leaders awards. Computerworld has launched its annual search for technology professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their organizations through the use of information technology and have the strategic vision to align IT with business goals. Nominations are being collected now through August 29, 2012. SHARK TANK OF THE DAY The sad thing is, there's a logic to this It's a few years back, and this IT shop has taken advantage of the company's long holiday break to convert the email system to Outlook -- and to make it easier on users, there's a 'leave-behind' on every user's desk, explaining what was done, how to access Outlook, and some other tips. But that won't necessarily help. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL The sophisticated cyber espionage malware known as 'Flame' was discovered after computers within Iran's energy industry were wiped clean of data. Does the Flame malware increase the odds of a cyberwar? COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012 A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their career. NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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